Last night I woke up around 1am in the morning. I had an upset stomach and proceeded to the bathroom where I threw up. This happens fairly often to me so no bid deal so far. As I was getting back into bed I noticed my 3 year old bulldog Fiona was not acting normal. She was acting timid and twitching. At first I wasn’t sure if she was just dreaming or what, but as some time passed I knew something was very wrong. She was twitching every 5 seconds and couldn’t maintain her balance. I woke my wife up and heading to the emergency vet. On the way out the door we saw that Fiona had been in the garbage, and we figured she had eaten something that was poisonous.
The way to the vet is only a couple of miles away from our house, but it seemed to take forever to get there. (this is very reminiscent of how my last dog died. Gave her mouth to mouth on the way to the e-vet.) When we arrived the vet could tell she had injected a poison and decided to take x-rays right way. After x-rays, she advised us to give Fiona a charcoal drink that would help absorb any toxins. Then she would give her some kind of morphine to make her throw up the charcoal and any other toxins. After all this was done, Fiona was completely drained and had soiled herself several times.
After getting her home, at about 3:30am, we cleaned her up and put her on the bed. She didn’t move until I forced her to get up at 3pm to get her to eat and try to get her to drink. It is now 7pm and she has yet to drink any water, but she did eat some broiled chicken a little while ago. I was just hoping people could throw some warm fuzzy’s Fiona’s way. She has been a fan of IC for a long time now, and could use some love. Thanks everybody.
BTW - When vomiting was induced, nothing obvious was found. My worst fear would be somebody poisoning her because they don't like my outdoor plants. I grew last year and no problems, and my other dog doesn't have any issues. Just saying, that would be my worst fear.
The way to the vet is only a couple of miles away from our house, but it seemed to take forever to get there. (this is very reminiscent of how my last dog died. Gave her mouth to mouth on the way to the e-vet.) When we arrived the vet could tell she had injected a poison and decided to take x-rays right way. After x-rays, she advised us to give Fiona a charcoal drink that would help absorb any toxins. Then she would give her some kind of morphine to make her throw up the charcoal and any other toxins. After all this was done, Fiona was completely drained and had soiled herself several times.
After getting her home, at about 3:30am, we cleaned her up and put her on the bed. She didn’t move until I forced her to get up at 3pm to get her to eat and try to get her to drink. It is now 7pm and she has yet to drink any water, but she did eat some broiled chicken a little while ago. I was just hoping people could throw some warm fuzzy’s Fiona’s way. She has been a fan of IC for a long time now, and could use some love. Thanks everybody.
BTW - When vomiting was induced, nothing obvious was found. My worst fear would be somebody poisoning her because they don't like my outdoor plants. I grew last year and no problems, and my other dog doesn't have any issues. Just saying, that would be my worst fear.
couldn't say it better ..
